Model of Services & Curriculum

Model of Services

Rochester School district provides small group instruction by an EL teacher in grades K-5 and in class support by EL educational assistants in another part of their day. Students in 6-8 are provided in class support by an EL educational assistant in some of their content classes.

Rochester School District uses the Sheltered Instruction Model of services for all EL students. EL students are assigned to general education teachers who have received professional development in instructional strategies for making content understandable to bilingual students.

Curriculum

The Transitional Bilingual Instructional Program uses the Rochester School District’s adopted general education curriculum as the basis of instruction during pulled out class support. Language Studio by Amplify and Academic Vocabulary Tool Kit by Cengage supplement those classes. The focus of instruction for EL students is on making curriculum more understandable through teaching content vocabulary and connecting new concepts to previous knowledge. In addition, for beginning English Language Learners, we use other curriculum to support the acquisition of basic social language.

Rochester School District does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identify, disability, the use of a trained guide dog or service animal, or any other basis prohibited by law. We also provide equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following employees have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: Civil Rights Coordinator: Kim Fry (360) 273-9242, kfry@rochester.wednet.edu; Title IX Coordinator: Will Maus (360) 273-5958, wmaus@rochester.wednet.edu; 504/ADA Coordinator: Laura Staley (360) 273-5536, lstaley@rochester.wednet.edu. Address: 10140 Highway 12 SW, Rochester, WA 98579.